The interaction of physical, biological, and socio-economic factors in determining human roles in a dynamic agricultural production system - The Hawazma Ttanshumants of Western Sudan

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1983

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This report describes the three main agricultural production systems in the Sudan, which are sedentary farmers, transhumant pastoralists and true nomads. Also discussed are production roles, migration cycles, decision-making and gender roles.

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Transhumance, Gender, Agriculture, Farming systems, Pastoralism, Nomads, Migration cycles, Ecosystem Farm/Enterprise Scale Field Scale

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Paper presented at the Women in Development Conference, Washington, D.C., 13-15 October 1983. Western Sudan Agricultural Research Project (WSARP)